Marquette vs. DePaul: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 24, 2024

The players to watch will include Chico Carter Jr. when the DePaul Blue Demons (3-15, 0-7 Big East) play the No. 14 Marquette Golden Eagles (13-5, 4-3 Big East) at Wintrust Arena, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday. Wednesday’s game between the Golden Eagles and the Blue Demons sees the Golden Eagles as a colossal, 18-point favorite. The point total for the game is set at 149.

Marquette vs. DePaul Betting Lines

Marquette vs DePaul Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Marquette -18 149 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Marquette (-18)
Total Pick Under (149)

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Marquette vs. DePaul Stat Rankings

Marquette Avg. (Rank) DePaul Avg. (Rank)
77.2 (103rd) Points Scored 65.2 (345th)
67.9 (93rd) Points Allowed 78.3 (326th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.9 (234th) Off. Rebounds 5.4 (359th)
8.2 (109th) 3pt Made 6.3 (293rd)
16.0 (46th) Assists 13.1 (197th)
10.0 (56th) Turnovers 12.7 (280th)

Marquette vs. DePaul Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Golden Eagles are 8-8-1 this season.
  • As a 18-point favorite or greater, Marquette has one win ATS (1-3) this season.
  • Out of 17 Golden Eagles games so far this season, five have hit the over.
  • Marquette and its opponent have broken the 149-point mark seven times this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 149 points, 3.9 higher than the average total in Golden Eagles games this season.
  • DePaul has five wins in 18 games against the spread this year.
  • The Blue Demons are winless ATS (0-3) when playing as at least 18-point underdogs this season.
  • Marquette has seen five of its 17 games go over the point total.
  • Blue Demons games have finished with over 149 points scored seven times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 5.5 points higher than the average scoring total for DePaul’s games of 143.5.

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Marquette Impact Players

  • Tyler Kolek leads the Golden Eagles at 6.8 assists per game, while also posting 5.2 rebounds and 14.3 points. He is seventh in the country in assists.
  • Oso Ighodaro leads his team in rebounds per contest (6.8), and also puts up 13.9 points and 2.4 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 1.0 block.
  • Kam Jones averages 15.1 points and 2.4 assists per contest — both team highs. He is also averaging 2.9 rebounds, shooting 45.4% from the floor and 34.2% from downtown with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • David Joplin puts up 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Stevie Mitchell averages 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, shooting 46.5% from the field.

DePaul Impact Players

  • Da’Sean Nelson is the Blue Demons’ top rebounder (4.1 per game), and he averages 11.4 points and 2.0 assists.
  • Elijah Fisher is averaging a team-high 4.1 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 9.9 points and 1.4 assists, making 54.0% of his shots from the field.
  • Jeremiah Oden is averaging a team-leading 4.1 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 9.4 points and 0.8 assists, making 36.3% of his shots from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range, with 1.4 triples per game.
  • K.T. Raimey is putting up 6.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, making 36.4% of his shots from the field and 36.1% from beyond the arc, with 1.4 treys per contest.

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